Questions tagged [lan]
A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building using network media.
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Making Android Use Local DNS Server
I have local DNS (bind9) and DHCP (isc-dhcp-server) working to the point where my desktop and servers can see each other using the domain voncorax.internal. However, I also have two Samsung devices ...
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How to connect a non-rooted Android phone to an ethernet LAN as a client
How can I connect a non-rooted Android phone to an Ethernet LAN as a client and use it as a host?
I got a public static IP. It's in my optical fiber router and I can assign it to a LAN host of my ...
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How to make device on Wi-Fi hotspot discoverable to USB tethering connected PC?
My goal is to make the device (Quest 2) on 192.168.254.x (Wi-Fi hotspot) discoverable to my PC on 192.168.96.x (USB Tethering), because I want to set up ALVR and make my Quest 2 and my PC on different ...
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Connecting a NAS device directly to an android device via ethernet and sharing the SMB share on the NAS through android's wifi
currently I don’t have both devices at the same place to test this, but maybe someone uses a similar setup. So I’d like to use an android tv box with a NAS device connected directly to the ethernet ...
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Nmap scan result "5353/udp open|filtered zeroconf". Can my device be hacked?
I scanned my Android phone connected to the WiFi router from within the LAN, using nmap. It returned the following result.
PORT STATE SERVICE
5353/udp open|filtered zeroconf
Does this ...
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How to share android 4g internet connection by LAN?
I have IP camera and printer that is accessible via internet. They can be connected via wifi or LAN (both have this rj45 port). I wonder if it's possible to share my 4g android connection through LAN?
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Finding the device in LAN network which is sending packets that do not allow phone to go to sleep
Bear with me because I think this is a really odd situation.
It all started by noticing that my android phone (and some other phones) loses more than 10% of battery during night while doing nothing (...
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What is the way to debug multiple android device ie more than number of ports in PC in parallel?
I need to connect 10 device via usb at once. Does adb detect multiple android devices connected via usb hub?
I have explored connecting via tcpip one by one using the existing ports, but the problem ...
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Why can't I browse to my desktop using its .local hostname?
I have a PC whose name is "mypc". It's accessible on the local network.
https://mypc.local correctly displays its website when browsed from Mac, iOS, and itself.
However, using my Pixel 3 ...
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Connect Android device to Wifi for internet and ethernet simultaneously
I have a Samsung tablet where I want to use wifi for internet connection and ethernet to communicate to other network devices connected to it such as Field Bus Coupler etc simultaneously.
Right now ...
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How to use Android device as router without cellular connection?
I have an Android tablet that has no SIM card and no cellular connection. Is it possible to set it up as a discoverable WiFi access point? I know when you have a cellular connection you can set up ...
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incorrectly receiving DNS settings from AP when connecting to public wifi
I had to fly recently. The flight had in-flight entertainment through gogoinflight, but I couldn't access it on my phone while everyone around me could. I thought the problem was with the router but ...
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Sharing internet from android to PC over LAN
Is it possible to share my mobile connection with a PC over a LAN cable?
Anyway, My scheme is OTG micro USB and then OTG USB ethernet adapter and then LAN cable to Windows (Bootcamp Mac).
Any help ...
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How can I access my android phone's storage from another device using LAN [duplicate]
How can I access my android phone's storage from another device such as android or PC using LAN?
With ES File Explorer, I used remote manager, but there I am to download files then I am able to use ...
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Xiaomi blackshark android 8.0 can't connect to LAN Ethernet
ill buy LAN adapter with usb c to connect LAN directly to my phone but it is not working. What possible to do
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How to use my phone as a WiFi adapter for playing lan games
I just want to play lan games and use wireless apps because my pc doesnt have WiFi so I want to use my damaged display phone as WiFi for lan games in pc
And also use pc remote from my other phone
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How to set up LAN Printer with IP address
On a Moto G (5) Plus running Android 8.1.0, API 27, I have Default Print Service under Settings > Connected devices > Printing.
When I click on Default Print Service it starts searching for ...
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How can I get Ethernet adapter and still be able to charge my tablet
I found this adapter to add Ethernet to my android phone, but looks like doesnt power the device. Is there a way to have Ethernet connection and still be able to charge the device at the same time?
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Android not connecting to server on LAN
I am unable to connect to the SSH server on my desktop from my Android (Oreo 8.1) device over Wifi.
Here is the setup: Android and Ubuntu desktop are both connected to my Wifi, which is connected on ...
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Share a folder on android
How to share a folder on android so the folder becomes available over LAN to anyone?
No "server" or any complicated "solution"
Just share the folder on android and see it on the computer, as its ...
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What determines the LAN/SMB media file buffering speed for android devices
Recently I started streaming media files through windows share and occasionally open them on my android devices(through solid file explorer LAN/SMB connection), I noticed for 1080p/2k videos, my LG G6 ...
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Can i connect my androidphone to the LAN from outside to reach the TV-box?
I have a TV-box from a cableproveider, wich comes with an app to watch TV directly on the phone, but only if the android-phone is connected through wi-fi on the same LAN as the TV-box.
I am hoping ...
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lan transfer speeds
I have been trying to figure out what is limiting my lan transfer speeds. I have openwrt/lede on my linksys router, and a samba server running on it with a usb hdd plugged in.
My last device, a M8s ...
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How to connect to WiFi router without internet?
I've just set up a WiFi router to use with an audio device which is controllable by Android devices through LAN. This router is expected to not have an internet connection - its sole purpose for me is ...
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Ethernet on Moto E3 with Marshmallow (6.0)
Just got a usb2 to ethernet adaptor. I am trying to connect the Moto E3 on wired ethernet but this is unsuccessful so far.
It does not seem to work like plug and play.
ifconfig does not shows eth0 ...
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Building LAN with android phone (Xiaomi Redmi 3s)
I am trying to build a LAN using my phone. Have connected the phone via USB to the pc and switched on WiFi hotspot (so i can connect laptop, printer etc to the Internet). But i cant get them together, ...
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access file when I am connected to his wi-fi network [duplicate]
I have an andriod device.Can I access files of another android device ? I am connected to his wi-fi network. if yes how??
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Upload and LAN issues in Nougat
I recently switched phones to Infinix Zero 4 running Android N and can't seem to get around the following issues:
1) My backup app (Folder Sync Pro) has not been able to complete a single backup ...
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Onboard ethernet drivers for Android-x86?
I have recently installed Android-x86 6.0 RC1 on a USB Flash drive, so I can test compatibility in various PCs and notebooks. One thing I noticed is that the Ethernet card is never detected (probably ...
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Android can't access services hosted on my own LAN
My girlfriends Sony Xperia X cannot currently access any internal services on my network.
access to the external internet is fine.
I have a very simple home network. single wireless AP running a ...
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Access the network without logging into the captive portal on Android?
I want to access the local network on a hotspot on my Android devie without logging in, but if i connect to it, i get the "Sign in to network" notification and the sign in site, but all my other ...
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Android to Android Files Sync over LAN
I have an Android TV Box which is always in WiFi Hotspot Mode. I want to sync some files from my android phone to the TV Box when I connect to the Android Box AP WiFi on my phone.
I could find some ...
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TWRP backup directly to network drive
I am trying to create a TWRP backup of my phone, but I don't have enough storage space to create the backup. Is there some way to backup directly to an external drive on my local network, like I do ...
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Using an android phone as a server for PC LAN gaming
So me and my friend wish to play tf2 using our phones as the server when we are in college. We tried using WiFi hotspot on the phone to connect but couldn't find any way to forward a port. So we tried ...
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OpenVPN Connect (Android): How to allow local traffic to bypass VPN
I use the OpenVPN Connect app on my Android devices to route my internet traffic through commercial VPN Service providers (Private Internet Access and IPVanish).
I can access the internet through the ...
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Logon failure with ES File Explorer and Windows LAN
With ES File Explorer when I try and access my Windows 7 pc under LAN I'm greeted with the error "Login fail. This may be caused by: plain text passwords are disabled." I am sure the username and ...
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Android disconnects from Wi-Fi if I don't login to hot-spot. But there is no login needed
Today I connected to a Wi-Fi network with two options:
Free access to intranet. No login required.
Paid access to full internet access. Login and payment required.
I just wanted to use the free ...
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Being able to access LAN while using VPN
On Ubuntu, using network-manager, I am able to acces my local LAN while at the same time using a VPN to access internet.
On android 4.4.4, I am using the app of my VPN provider (PIA), and there is no ...
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Can I connect my android phone to the LAN, via an ethernet cable?
I want to connect my Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-120S Android version 4.0 (rooted) to the internet via a LAN connection. I am sensitive to wifi and network radiation, hence want to make a line connection and ...
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Can not connect to PC from Android via ES Explorer
I was using ES Explorer to connect to a PC okay but recently I changed the modem then my Android phone can't connect to the computer anymore. I thought it would be caused by a setting on my modem, but ...
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Internet over mobile-data while connected to WLAN network [duplicate]
I have a WLAN network that is not connected to the internet. There is a DHCP server on that network and that assigns its clients an IP and subnet mask, but no default gateway.
When I connect to this ...
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Direct file access on tablet from LAN, as opposed to having to download files first
I am attempting to construct a LAN/WLAN to which computers, smartphones and tablet are connected. I would like to be able to access all these devices from from any device via some file manager and ...
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LAN cable not working
when I connect it does not work the internet connection by LAN cable. Even though there´s a slot for it. How can I make it work? or this LAN slot is not for connecting with cable the internet through ...
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I want to disable internet but not the network
How can I disable internet but keep the network access on Android tablet? I want to be disable internet access to all but selected apps, at the same time I want applications to have direct internal ...
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Galaxy Nexus 6:30 minutes to copy 128MB over WiFi, is it normal?
I use the Galaxy Nexus GT-I9250 and the WiFi is very slow, I copied a video (128MB) from my computer and it completed in 6:30 minutes, is that normal? It seems slower than over 3G.
I used ES File ...
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LAN not working properly from one specific device
I have a Nexus S running cm10, which can connect without problems to the internal LAN. However my Nexus One running cm7, for reasons that are completely beyond me, fail to connect to it.
I'm totally ...
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How to simulate a slow internet connection on an Android phone
I basically use internet using wifi which provides a very high speed internet and LAN connection. I would like to simulate a slow speed internet and LAN connection to understand how my web site works ...
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How to print to CUPS (running on another computer in the LAN)?
How to print from Android to CUPS (running on another computer in the LAN)?
(CUPS (Common Unix Printing System/Server) is of course already set up to accept requests over the LAN.)
Preferably, ...
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How can I play video over my LAN?
I have a Mythbuntu computer on my home LAN where I store all my music and video files.
I'd like to be able to watch video that is stored on my Mythbuntu computer on my Galaxy Tab 10.1. The videos are ...
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How do I access files on an Android device from a LAN connected computer?
My connection configuration is, my modem, connected to a LAN router, connected to several PCs and also connected to a wireless router. When I use WiFi on my android device, I can access files on the ...
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